'Serial's' Adnan Syed has been granted a new trial

Adnan Syed, the subject of the first season of the popular true
crime podcast "Serial," has been granted a new trial, according
to his attorney, Justin Brown.

"WE WON A NEW TRIAL FOR ADNAN SYED!!!" he tweeted
on Thursday afternoon.

His lawyers are holding a press conference at 5:15 p.m. EST.

In a
decisionreleased by
the Baltimore Circuit Court, Judge Martin P. Welch wrote that the
35-year-old was being granted a new trial because his initial
council failed to properly cross-examine an expert from the state
about the reliability of cell tower data that seemed to place him
at the scene of the crime.

Syed is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae
Min Lee in 1999. The case was the subject of "Serial," the first
spin-off from "This American Life," and went on to be a
sensation, with listeners debating whether or not Syed was in
prison for a crime he did not commit.

Though public opinion seems to be split on whether or not her
actually murdered Hae Min Lee, most listeners agree that he did
not receive a fair trial. If his attorney is correct, he'll be
getting another chance.